Ashleigh Bishop is determined about two things when she moves to NYC. 1. Not to get too attached to anyone. 2. Never to let another man treat her the way her ex treated her. But she didn't expect Ethan Clarke. Ethan Clarke, an eleven on the hotness scale, wealthy, heir and current CEO of Clarke Industries has an all too stereotypical expectations for girls with nothing in their trust fund. That they'll do anything to get your money. So it's no wonder that he has suspicions about the new maid. In her free time， Ashleigh volunteers at a hotline for depressed people and there she meets the mysterious Mr. X， who refuses to tell her his real name, despite slowly tearing down her defenses. An heir, a maid, and a hotline. Can you really fall in love with a stranger? ___________________________________________ Spin-off from the book 'Rushed', where this book is being made into a movie. Hate at First Flight Series #0.5 [ previously named 'The Heir and The Maid' ]

#OnceUponNow Cindy was a girl who worked hard and got little recognition. When faced with an amazing opportunity in the modeling industry, she is shut down because she simply didn't fit the stereotypical criteria. However as all good tales do, Cindy's story has a twist and it wasn't because of a Fairy Godmother or a glass slipper. It was because of the purity of her heart and the little ray of hope that was provided from a boy named Jaxon.

❝Brown hair that is nurtured in its tresses, the chocolate brown eyes that keeps me searching for answers, every smile you send my way stresses every question of mine that is left unanswered.❞ Love, Adam Thomas Beaulieu -+- Sometimes facing your fears might mean falling in love... with silence. A boy with striking blue eyes and long, dark brown hair doesn't always have to talk, he could be the quiet kid that spends his days taking care of himself and his sister who has cancer. He could be the beast, the nightmare of your fears. Adam [a-dem] noun. A boy who never spoke... After the tragic death of my first love, I had always found my nose in a book. However, facing my fear of falling in love again was something I never imagined having to do. Fairytales kept me grounded and I had to learn to face the beast alone. After realizing that an invisible connection of no words and only thoughts was how I would confront my beast, things seemed to look up for the best. Defining a silent person is no easy task and trying to understand their life is harder. With silent moments I shared with Adam, the memories we have defined us. From stories, a rose, discovering his story, a dinner and dance, changed the entity of who my silent beast was. ~~~ This story is NOT a fanfiction; characters in this story have their own personalities, stories, and live separate lives than the characters of Belle & Adam from Beauty and the Beast. From OnceUponNow to the Wattys, it's been everywhere! Please consider supporting this story; after all, the live-action film, The Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson is going to be out in March 2017! Vote, comment, share, and enjoy this story! :) #theaccepters #wattpadbooksarerealbookstoo #thepeopleofsociety #wattys2016 #justwriteit Cover: @StrangerSight

One of the winners of the Once Upon Now contest! Feet Aren't Made for Walking will be renamed Truth Be Told and will be published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, on October 11, 2016 in the Once Upon Now Anthology! ---------------------------- Leo Clark is having a really bad day. He's been transported into a topsy-turvy alternate universe (not a good thing when your mom's expecting you home for dinner), he's recently acquired wooden extremities and is physically incapable of telling a lie (an even worse thing when you pride yourself on not sharing your emotions), and his little sister has been kidnapped, mistaken for the lost princess of the Land of Pittsborough (the worst thing of all because...please refer back to the part about Mom making dinner). In order to save his sister and find a way home, Leo will have to confront an evil queen who lives in an office cubicle, a few mice with horrible fashion sense, and a girl with green skin and webbed toes (but hey, at least she's kind of cute). And he'll have to do it all before the clock strikes midnight or risk being trapped in Pittsborough forever. Now if only he could figure out how to walk on his wooden feet... --------------------------- This short story is a modern day fairytale mashup, partially inspired by Pinocchio, The Frog Prince, and many others. Enjoy!

One of the winners of the OnceUponNow contest! Of Sirens and Beasts will be published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster on October 11th in the Once Upon Now Anthology! Football uniforms and tutus do not make a pretty picture. That is what Cal's football team, the Beasts, strongly believe. So when their coach randomly decides twelve of them will be taught ballet by a group of twelve sisters, they aren't planning to take any of it seriously. But after waking up in the mornings and not remembering anything of the ballet classes the night before and with the number of football players seeming to shrink, will Cal catch on to the twelve deadly dancing beauties' game before he himself falls into their captivating song of death? Cover by @emi-leexoxo Highest ranking: 314 in Fantasy

The storybooks got it wrong. Goldilocks wasn't a weak little girl. She wasn't chased off by the bears. She was the girl with the bow and arrow who knew how to win a fight. She was going to kill the man who ruined her life. Gold's family was murdered when she was 15. After losing everything, while barely surviving, she picks up a bow and arrow and hunts. To survive and bring justice for the family she once had. Fen Bears. The man with the daggers. The assassin. It wasn't personal when he killed. He was payed to. And he needed the money to provide for his sister. When Gold ends up in a sticky situation, She realizes she needs Fen, more than she cares to admit But when does the person who kills for a living become the person you fall in love with? *GOLDILOCKS RETELLING*

The Sugar Plum Fairy is on the brink of economic failure. After a business deal gone wrong, she's looking at bankruptcy with no way out - except for her competitor, Mr. Claus, who offers her a solution if, and only if she agrees to help him on a mission, where millions of people are depending on him. The last thing the Sugar Plum Fairy wants is to cave into blackmail, but it appears that there's no other way to get out of the Sugar Slump. [entry for #OnceUponNow]

When one of her own goes missing, young mermaid Miranda enlists the help of a VooDoo priestess to solve the mystery. But when an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico forces Miranda and her pod of fellow merfolk to choose between extinction and transformation, Miranda will not only get to the bottom of the merfolk disappearances, but may also become part of the mystery. A modern retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," The Little Mermaid of the Gulf is an entry for the #OnceUponNow writing contest, which embraces my enduring love of mermaid folklore. Read, vote, and comment to let me know what you think! :-)

-Top 25 Finalist- Our parents always warned us about talking to strangers on the internet but did they ever warn us about frogs? Highest ranking: #440 in Short Story (c) Copyright 2016 by Littleninjamari

Modern day today, meet famous fairy tale heard by children. Railine Hood (or Red what other people call her) meet Andrew Wolfton. • • Short story made for Targets Once Upon A Now contest. Word count: 5068 (Sadly didn't make top 25)